Re: regarding the community
I speak spanish! So if you have any specific doubt you can always send me a private message. I try to reply often but I might not be always around.
Also, for spriting, I've tried Gimp, paint from Windows XP and Aseprite, and honestly, Aseprite is probably the easiest and best ones to use (this comes from someone who knows little to nothing about spriting, so it's noob friendly). It's paid, but you can download
older versions for free which work right as good. It also automagically detects CC's pallette and what not so it's really nice and easy to use, give it a try!